Associate General Counsel, Litigation

Responsibilities

• Worldwide Litigation Oversight and Strategy
• Enforcement of Standard Essential Patents, or SEP’s, including providing advice regarding FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) litigation strategies, to drive the company’s licensing programs across various sectors, including cellular, video processing, video streaming, WiFi, and consumer electronics
• Defending the company against existing and new global intellectual property (IP), antitrust, commercial, or other litigation worldwide initiated by third parties
• Manage and direct external counsel providing support for litigation and other legal proceedings involving the company and its subsidiaries
• Working closely with the company’s Director of Legal Operations and Finance Department to help the VP, Head of Litigation manage significant budgets for internal and external spend involving the company and its subsidiaries
• Working closely with the company’s licensing professionals, support business and/or settlement negotiations with prospective licensees worldwide

Required Experience

Personal Characteristics

Educational/Professional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus law degree
• Law degree from top-tier law school preferred
• Currently qualified to practice law
• 10-15 years related experience at a law firm and/or in a corporate law department
• Experience serving as counsel in high-value patent enforcement litigation, including FRAND litigation
• Experience advising patent holders, with a preference for having advised SEP holders
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location

• One of InterDigital's European Office Locations. Would consider remote in certain locations.
• InterDigital is an equal employment opportunity employer. InterDigital will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination with regard to any employment decision, policy or practice based on a person’s sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, assignments, evaluations, coaching, promotion, discipline, discharge and layoff.